# In a public Discourse instance, how do I make it impossible to list all users

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-a-public-discourse-instance-how-do-i-make-it-impossible-to-list-all-users/206293
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 18, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-a-public-discourse-instance-how-do-i-make-it-impossible-to-list-all-users/206293 "2021-10-18T00:09:22Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-a-public-discourse-instance-how-do-i-make-it-impossible-to-list-all-users/206293/6 "2021-10-18T14:18:51Z")

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> [@meglio](#):
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> Is this correct behaviour provided I disabled the users directory?

That setting objective, AFAIK, is only to remove the user leaderboard.

> [@meglio](#):
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> Also, when you’re saying the list will still be exposed via API, do you mean to all anonymous users?

Yes.

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